Hi there,
I was told that if a fragrance are "ISO 9235:2013" compliant, I can put "Natural Fragrance*" on the ingredient list. Then refer to it at the bottom of the label as "*ISO 9235 compliant; go to www.xyz.com for details" and add a full explanation at the website.
Is that true?
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A competitor lists this regarding their fragrances. Is it correct?
"Caprylic/capric triglyceride (fractionated coconut oil), arrowroot powder, stearyl alcohol, baking soda, shea butter, coconut oil, hydrogenated castor oil, polyglycerol-3 beeswax (cera bellina wax), jojoba esters, tocopherol (Vitamin E), L. acidophilus (natural bacteria found in your body already), maltodextrin, glyceryl caprylate, glyceryl undecylenate.
Our scented deodorants include a proprietary blend of oils. Due to FDA recommendations, we use the term “fragrance” to refer to these oils."
"Caprylic/capric triglyceride, arrowroot powder, stearyl alcohol, Sodium Bicarbonate (baking soda), shea butter, coconut oil, hydrogenated castor oil, polyglycerol-3 beeswax, jojoba esters, L. acidophilus, maltodextrin, Fragrance, glyceryl caprylate, glyceryl undecylenate, tocopherol (Vitamin E)."
So is the (baking soda) and (vitamin E) acceptable?
Also, can I do something like "xxx, yyy, Fragrance*, zzz"
And at the bottom of the label state, "*Natural fragrance that is ISO 9235 compliant. To learn more, visit www.123.com."
Here is the legislation and here a guide.
For the curious, here are the naming convention rules followed by the INCI. https://www.evernote.com/shard/s1/sh/25e7e0bb-457c-43f0-968b-e05b808a124b/fa23a027293bfad9fd423ef48913b44a
Strictly speaking, you only need to write the ingredient list on the product, and I don't know of any regulations disallowing you to write something different on your website including more detail - you might, however, get in a pinch if they differ too much (misleading marketing and such).
You can also add an ingredient page with information of each ingredient you use or, what I would do, have an explanation be shown when every ingredient in the ingredient list when the mouse hovers over it.